Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of sending National Guard troops
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of sending National Guard troops into Democratic-led cities like Chicago and Portland out of personal obsession and mental decline.
“This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” Pritzker said in an interview with the Chicago Tribune. “This is a man who has something stuck in his head. He can’t get it out of his head. He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him call out these cities. And then, unfortunately, he has the power of the military, the power of the federal government to do his bidding, and that’s what he’s doing.”
The comments came as Trump’s administration began deploying 300 members of the Illinois National Guard for at least 60 days, despite objections from Pritzker and other state and local leaders. Troops from Texas were also seen gathering at a U.S. Army Reserve training center in Elwood, Illinois.
The White House claims the troops are needed to protect federal facilities tied to immigration enforcement efforts, mirroring Trump’s deployment to Portland, Oregon.